TrendNet TEW-673GRU Tests (Firewalls, Breitband Router)

Not long ago, we reviewed Trendnet's 300Mbps Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N Router TEW-671BR (see page 39 of the November 2009 issue) and found that it offered plenty of practical features. This month, we took a look at the TEW-671BR's...

In order to test the TEW-673GRU’s throughput, we used NetStatLive to monitor transfer speeds while we moved a 500MB file from our notebook, using Trendnet’s TEW-664UB Dual Band Wireless N USB adapter, to our PC. The speeds for the 2.4GHz and 5GHz...

I don't want to pay shipping to return this so I decided to re-connect my trendnet 639 wireless router which worked flawlessly and use this one as a print server and extra Gigabyte switch. As long as the other router connects to the WAN and serves as a...

Print server works really well

Drops WAN connectivity often. Upgrading firmware did not help. Opened problem ticket with Trendnet and got stock answers. I using a wired connection and they kept telling me to check various wireless settings. Documentation on set up is rudimentary and...

Don't be fooled by the low price. You're getting what you're paying for. If you need a stable router with good speeds, check out a different brand.

It powered on and has two antennas

Everything else. The router is extremely unstable and has disconnects even after upgrading the firmware. I called Tech Support and they went through some basic troubleshooting with me (nothing that I hadn't tried before) before they reached the...

It seemed to work fine for a week or so and the started handing out conflicting IP addresses and would spontaneously just stop working. Conflicted with my DSL modem several times. Switched back to one of my DD-WRT powered linksys routers and my network...

Looks cool, LCD screen, Dual Band

So unstable that it's unusable. User interface is poor